PM Lee: Singapore must tighten Covid-19 measures promptly if needed to curb spread, 34 new cases - seven in community


PM Lee Hsien Loong noted that with new strains of the virus emerging, Singapore's Covid-19 situation can deteriorate rapidly. - THe Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 1 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore will have to tighten measures against Covid-19 promptly where necessary to clamp down on the spread of new clusters, and avoid going into a second circuit breaker, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Speaking to unionists at the May Day Rally on Saturday (May 1), Lee hoped Singaporeans would work together with the Government against the virus, and not let down their guard.

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